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Celebrity Birthdays - October 18, 2011

Zac Efron

Happy Birthday to: High School Musical star Zac Efron (1987) Actress Carly Schroeder (1990) Dancing With The Stars contestant Bristol Palin (1990) Actress Joy Lauren (1989) Slumdog Millionaire...


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Eric Clapton Fulfills Jazz Dreams

Eric Clapton

Rock icon Eric Clapton lived out his childhood dreams on Thursday when he joined jazz star Wynton Marsalis onstage for a special benefit show in New York. The guitarist was a guest performer at th...


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Top 10 Influential African American Musicians Today

Beyonce

African American musicians in today's music world are not merely just entertainers, but individuals of many facets. Showcased below are a few that we think, with the help of the success of their m...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 18

Zac Efron

Happy Birthday to: High School Musical star Zac Efron (1987) Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto (1984) R&B star Ne-Yo (1982) Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960) ...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 18

Wynton Marsalis

Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & M...


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Notes & Quotes

Nikki Sixx

"I quit drugs, smoking and drinking, so I'm basically a f---ing monk now. I don't even like my coffee that hot." Motley Crue star Nikki Sixx insists he's nothing like the wildman he once was. ...


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Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis Team Up For 'Two Men With The Blues,' Out July 8

Willie Nelson

The event was simply billed as "Willie Nelson Sings the Blues," but the historic two-night stand on January 12 and 13, 2007 at Jazz at Lincoln Center was far more than that. Call it a summit meetin...


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Set Your TiVo For 'Black Magic' - An ESPN Special You Should Check Out

John McLendon

Barkley. Lebron. Shaq. Kobe. And of course, His Airness, Jordan. Sound familiar? John McLendon. Clarence "Big House" Gaines. Bob Love. Earl Lloyd. John Chaney. Who? They're not as familia...


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King Tut's 'Brilliant Soul' Is A Blend Of Clever & Groovy Jazz

Tut~Burks

For New Orleans native Tut~Burks the sound of his alto-saxophone is a melodic voice of confidence from the Dixie landscape that pushes up out of the lungs of the talented musician. Leaving Ne...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 18

Chuck Berry

Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & M...


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Soundtrack Of 'The War, A Ken Burns Film' Inspires Three Companion CDs; Box Set

The War

In addition to The War soundtrack album - an eclectic mix of vintage era jazz, pop singers of the time, contemporary classical recordings, plus three previously unreleased performances by Wynton Ma...


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Sundance Channel Announces Talent Pairings For Third Season Of 'Iconoclasts'

Mike Myers

Sundance Channel today unveiled the six pairings set to appear during the third season of the Sundance Channel original television series "Iconoclasts." Each hour-long episode of the six- part seri...


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Is 50 Cent Dating A Soap Star?

50 Cent

Rapper 50 Cent is a toyboy again, if reports he's dating 46-year-old actress Victoria Rowell are to be believed. Rowell, of The Young & The Restless, fell for the 31-year-old musician on the set of...


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It Was A Big Night For Big Stars At Ertegun Memorial

Phil Collins

The members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Genesis And Led Zeppelin all reunited to pay tribute to late music mogul Ahmet Ertegun in New York on Tuesday night. Neil Young performed Helplessly Hop...


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Wynton Marsalis Attacks Big Hip-Hop Names

Wynton Marsalis

Jazz star Wynton Marsalis has launched a scathing attack on some of the biggest names in hip-hop - claiming the musical genre debases African-American culture. Using rap mogul 50 Cent and Ludacris ...


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PBS To Air Special About The Roots Of Music Videos

Soundies

Rare 1940s Music Videos Of Legendary Jazz, Swing, And Big Band Artists Unearthed And Restored In "Soundies: A Musical History" Before MTV, there were 'Soundies.' First appearing in 1941, these...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 18

Chuck Berry

Happy Birthday to jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis (1944), Belgian martial arts actor Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova (1956), Indian actor Om Puri (1950), Mork & M...


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Celebrity Birthdays, October 18

Wynton Marsalis

Happy Birthday to The Cardigans guitarist Peter Svensson (1974), singer Nonchalant (1973), Sponge bassist Tim Cross (1966), actor Vincent Spano (1962), actress Erin Moran (1961), jazz trumpeter Wyn...


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